JP3702290B2 - Livestock collar equipment - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a livestock collar device that always captures radio waves from above and fits the neck of livestock.
[0002]
[Prior art]
When grazing livestock such as cattle, horses, reindeer, etc., if the grazing land covers a very wide area, the location of each livestock is unknown.
[0003]
For this reason, there is a system in which a collar having a built-in transmitter / receiver that transmits a GPS receiver and a position is attached to livestock, and the position of the livestock is confirmed using radio waves from the collar. As shown in FIG. 6, the collar used in such a system is one in which an antenna 2, a mobile radio device 3, a battery 4, and the like are attached to a belt 1 and wound around a cow's neck.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, since the belt with the electronic device is simply wrapped around the livestock, the belt rotates and the GPS antenna does not face upward, and the position of the livestock is not known on the monitoring center side. was there.
[0005]
In addition, livestock has the problem that if it feels uncomfortable with the attached item, it will hurt the livestock because it rubs against the tree until it is removed.
[0006]
For this reason, if it is rubbed very strongly, it is better to take the collar immediately, but the belt-structured collar is wrapped around the neck deeply, eventually damaging livestock and sometimes dying. There was a problem of end.
[0007]
The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-described problems, and it is intended to obtain a collar device for livestock in which the livestock does not feel uncomfortable even when attached to livestock for a long time, and the GPS antenna always faces upward. Objective.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
Claim 1 is a collar device to be attached to livestock, comprising a flat storage portion provided at the center, and a first storage portion and a second storage portion provided on each side of the flat storage portion. The body, the receiving unit stored in the flat storage unit, the transmission unit stored in the first storage unit, the control unit stored in the second storage unit, and the livestock neck provided inside the storage unit The gist is to have a mold material matched to the shape and a cushion material provided inside the mold material.
[0009]
In claim 1, while it is possible to fit the collar device to livestock by the mold material that matches the shape of the neck of the livestock provided inside the storage body and the cushion material provided inside the mold material, The receiving unit of the flat storage unit can always face the sky.
[0010]
The gist of claim 2 is that a power supply unit having the same weight is stored in each of the first storage unit and the second storage unit.
[0011]
In Claim 2, since the power supply part of the same weight is accommodated in the both ends of the accommodating body, the collar apparatus is always balanced.
[0012]
The gist of claim 3 is that the receiving unit is a GPS satellite signal receiver, and a GPS satellite signal receiving port is opened on the upper surface of the flat storage unit.
[0013]
According to the third aspect of the present invention, when the GPS receiver is provided in the flat storage portion, the GPS satellite signal receiving port of the GPS antenna is opened, so that radio waves from the GPS satellite can always be accurately received from above. In the fourth aspect of the present invention, the control unit adds a livestock identification code to the position data from the reception unit and outputs the same to the transmission unit, and stores the data once and retransmits when transmission fails. Is the gist.
[0014]
According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the position data is temporarily stored every time it is transmitted, and when the transmission fails, the stored position data is retransmitted, so that the position of the livestock is not lost on the monitoring center side.
[0015]
The gist of claim 5 is that the storage body is leather or cowhide of livestock. According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, since the storage body is formed of livestock leather or cow leather, the livestock is not discomforted.
[0016]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a livestock collar device of the present embodiment. The collar device 10 shown in FIG. 1 is formed so that the inner surface thereof matches the shape of the cow's neck, and the GPS antenna is provided on the uppermost part 12 so that the GPS antenna is always facing upward, and the electronic device or the like is cowhide. It is covered so that the cow does not feel uncomfortable.
[0017]
The collar device 10 has a top portion which is a flat storage portion formed flatly, and the shape of the cross section of the cow's neck is formed on the inner surface of a substantially inverted V-shaped aluminum plate 13 whose bottom plate is inclined according to the neck width of the livestock A substantially inverted U-shaped cushioning material 14 (cotton, foamed polystyrene powder, etc.) is closely attached, and the cushioning material 14 is covered with cowhide 15.
[0018]
And the upper surface of this aluminum plate 13 is covered with the cowhide bag 16 which is a storage body matched with the shape of the aluminum plate 13.
[0019]
In the cowhide bag 16, the following devices are accommodated and fixed.
[0020]
Inside the two ends 17 and 18 (also referred to as a first storage unit and a second storage unit) of the cowhide bag 16, the same type of power supply units 19 and 20 are stored with the same weight. In addition, the wireless device 23 is stored on the power supply unit 19, and the position data generation circuit unit 24 is stored on the power supply unit 20. The position data generation circuit unit 24 and the wireless device 23 have the same weight.
[0021]
The top portion 12 houses a GPS receiver 25 that is a GPS satellite signal receiver and a GPS antenna 26. The receiving surface (also referred to as a GPS satellite signal receiving port) of the GPS antenna 26 is attached without being covered with a leather bag 16 in order to reliably receive radio waves from the GPS satellite. That is, an opening for the receiving surface is provided.
[0022]
Further, belts 27 and 28 are provided on the inner surfaces of both ends 17 and 18 of the cowhide bag 16. Further, the cowhide bag 16 is provided with zippers 29 and 30 in order to allow replacement and repair of the internal electronic equipment. Further, the antenna 31 is taken out of the cowhide bag 16 from the wireless device 23 and wound around the uppermost portion 12.
[0023]
Therefore, when attached to the cow's neck, the inner cowhide 15 has an inverted U-shape that matches the cross-sectional shape of the cow's neck, so it fits snugly on the cow's neck and the receiving surface of the GPS antenna 26 is above the sky. Turn to.
[0024]
Also, if the cow feels uncomfortable, it rubs against trees, branches, stakes, etc. until it is taken off, but since the electronic device is covered with the cowhide bag 16, the cowhide bag 16 is cut before the cow receives a large scratch.
[0025]
The collar device 10 configured as described above is attached to the neck of the cow and is released from the pasture. As shown in FIG. 2, the GPS antenna 26 receives radio waves from the GPS satellite and monitors the position of the own station. Transmit to the center 35.
[0026]
In the monitoring center 35, when receiving the position data of the cow from the collar device 10, the image processing device 36 displays this position on the map of the pasture.
[0027]
<Configuration of electronic device of collar device>
As shown in FIG. 2, when the GPS antenna 25 provided at the top of the cowhide bag 16 receives a radio wave (1 second) from a GPS satellite, The position (latitude N, longitude E), received date, time, etc. are output.
[0028]
The position data generation circuit 24 extracts desired data from the data received from the GPS receiver 25, and a cow position obtained by adding a preset cow ID (cattle ID is G1 to Gn) to the extracted data. Data is transmitted to the wireless device 23.
[0029]
The power supply units 19 and 20 supply power to the GPS receiver 25, the position data generation circuit unit 24, and the wireless device 23. The power supply units 19 and 20 supply power to the GPS receiver 25 once every 10 to 20 minutes. That is, cow position data is transmitted every 10 to 20 minutes from the collar device 10 attached to the cow.
[0030]
However, the timing of power supply from the power supply units 19 and 20 provided in each cow collar device 10 to the GPS receiver 25 is slightly different for each collar device 10.
[0031]
<Description of operation>
The operation of the collar device 10 configured as described above will be described below. Cattle position data Ui indicating the position of the cow described below is transmitted at different timings from the collar device 10 of each cow separated from the pasture.
[0032]
The GPS receiver 25 of the cow collar device 10 separated from the pasture receives radio waves from GPS satellites with the supply of power from the power supply units 19 and 20 (once every 10 to 20 minutes). Then, data including date, time, latitude N, and longitude E shown in FIG. 3 is sent to the position data generation circuit unit 24.
[0033]
Next, the position data generation circuit unit 24 extracts the latitude N, longitude E, date, time from the data input from the GPS receiver 25, and wirelessly transmits the cow position data Ui to which a preset ID is added. The data is output to the machine 23 and transmitted.
[0034]
The position data generation circuit 24 saves the cow position data Ui every time it is transmitted, and when the cow position data Ui fails to be transmitted for some reason and a retransmission request is made, the saved cow position is saved. The data Ui is retransmitted. As shown in FIG. 4, this save data saves the date and time of reception when a radio wave from a GPS satellite is received, the time, the position of the own station (north latitude, east longitude) and the like.
[0035]
Next, a communication sequence between the monitoring center and the collar device 10 will be described with reference to FIG. When power is supplied from the power supply units 19 and 20 to the GPS receiver 25 during 10 to 20 minutes, the GPS receiver 25 starts positioning every time it receives a radio wave (every 1 s) from a GPS satellite, The data shown in FIG. 3 is output to the position data generation circuit unit 24 (d1). The position data generation circuit unit 24 receives the data from the GPS receiver 25 and outputs the cow position data Ui to which the preset cow ID code Gx (Gx: G1, G2,...) Is added to the wireless device 23. Then, it is transmitted to the monitoring center 35 (d2).
[0036]
Next, when the position data generation circuit unit 24 is notified that the cow position data Ui has been normally received (transmission completed) from the monitoring center 35 via the wireless device 23 (d3), the position data generation circuit unit 24 stops the operation for a predetermined period ( d4).
[0037]
When a transmission failure signal is received from the monitoring center 35 via the wireless device 23, data as shown in FIG. 4 is saved, and this data is retransmitted after a lapse of a predetermined time (d5). Such processing is performed every 10 to 20 minutes thereafter. In other words, power consumption is suppressed as much as possible by not transmitting cow position data at all times but by transmitting it at regular intervals.
[0038]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the first aspect, when the collar device is attached to livestock, the cushioning material is formed in conformity with the shape of the livestock's neck. For this reason, the effect of attaching to the neck of livestock is obtained.
[0039]
Further, since the flat storage portion is formed, the antenna of the receiving portion mounted at this location always faces upward, so that it is possible to always capture radio waves from above.
[0040]
According to the second aspect, since the power supply portions having the same weight are stored in the bags at both ends of the storage body, the collar device is always balanced in weight, so that the collar device does not rotate.
[0041]
According to the third aspect of the present invention, when the GPS receiving portion is provided in the flat storage portion, the receiving surface portion of the GPS antenna is opened, so that the effect that the radio wave from the GPS satellite can always be accurately received from above is obtained. It has been.
[0042]
According to the fourth aspect, the position data is temporarily stored every time it is transmitted, and when the transmission fails, the stored position data is retransmitted. Is obtained.
[0043]
According to the fifth aspect, since the storage body is covered with the same kind of leather or cowhide as that of the livestock, there is an effect that the livestock or the cow is not uncomfortable.
[0044]
Furthermore, since the storage body is covered with livestock leather or cowhide, it is cheap when the collar device is hooked on a branch or a pile.
[0045]
For this reason, the effect that it can prevent endangering the life of livestock is acquired.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a livestock collar device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram of a livestock collar device and a monitoring center side according to the present embodiment.
FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a data configuration from a GPS receiver.
FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a data configuration to be saved.
FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a communication sequence between a monitoring center and a collar device.
FIG. 6 is an explanatory view illustrating a conventional collar device.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Collar apparatus 11 GPS antenna 13 Aluminum board 14 Cushion material 16 Cowhide bag 24 Position data generation circuit part

Claims (5)

A collar device to be attached to livestock,
A flat storage section provided in the center,
A storage body having a first storage portion and a second storage portion provided on each side of the flat storage portion;
A receiving unit stored in the flat storage unit;
A transmission unit stored in the first storage unit;
A control unit stored in the second storage unit;
A mold material that matches the shape of the neck of the livestock provided inside the storage body,
A livestock collar device comprising a cushion material provided inside the mold material. The livestock collar device according to claim 1, wherein each of the first storage unit and the second storage unit stores a power unit having the same weight. 3. The livestock collar device according to claim 1, wherein the receiving unit is a GPS satellite signal receiver, and a GPS satellite signal receiving port is opened on an upper surface of the flat storage unit. The control unit adds a livestock identification code to the position data from the reception unit and outputs the same to the transmission unit, stores the data once, and retransmits when transmission fails. Item 4. A livestock collar device according to items 1 to 3. The livestock collar device according to claim 1, wherein the storage body is the livestock leather or cowhide.

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